Movsar Evloev Beats Aljamain Sterling at UFC 310
Movsar Evloev and former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling met at UFC 310 on December 7, 2024, after their bout was moved from UFC 307. The featherweight contest was a close, grappling-heavy three rounds. Evloev won by unanimous decision, 29–28 on all three judges’ scorecards, and kept his unbeaten record.
How the matchup played out
Both men brought high-level wrestling and grappling, and neither found a finish. The judges gave Evloev the decision, extending his professional record to 19–0. Sterling’s featherweight run continued after the loss; in April 2026, he beat Youssef Zalal by unanimous decision. The official UFC 310 scorecards list the Evloev–Sterling result.
Evloev’s title opportunity
Evloev remained unbeaten after UFC 310. In March 2026, he edged Lerone Murphy by majority decision in London in a featherweight title eliminator. He challenged champion Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on October 24, 2026, and lost by second-round TKO at 4:54. The UFC’s official scorecards confirm the Murphy result, and the UFC 333 event listing shows the title fight booking.
